The adverb phrase, slowly but surely, describes a slow process that will reach a certain end:
Just keep dieting and, slowly but surely, you will lose weight.
Slowly but surely, climate change will make life more difficult.
If you keep working, slowly but surely, success will come.
As you can see in these sentences, we can say this phrase as a reassurance—when we fear that we will never reach our goal. Or we can say it as a warning—when people do not believe in the danger.
Either way, it means, “although this process is slow, it will have a certain result.”
More Examples of “Slowly but Surely” Used in a Sentence
- Slowly but surely, the shape becomes clear.
- I’ll figure things out slowly but surely.
- Industry is slowly but surely being replaced by the service sector.
- Slowly but surely, though, I have progressed as a writer.
- Slowly but surely, people are getting back to business, regardless of the rules.
- Things are getting better slowly but surely.
